When comparing Guayadeque vs Mopidy, the Slant community recommends Guayadeque for most people. In the question“What are the best music players for Linux?”Guayadeque is ranked 17th while Mopidy is ranked 22nd. The most important reason people chose Guayadeque is:

Most other players start rather slowly. This one is written in C++, and the end result is excellent speed.

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Pros

Pro

Starts fast

Most other players start rather slowly. This one is written in C++, and the end result is excellent speed.

Pro

Lots of niceties / options / integration

Last.fm shows your profile in the software and also displays info about the artist.Lyrics are downloaded automatically when you want to see them.Cross-fading between songs keeps music constantly coming, which is very important when using music to block out ambient sounds.VU (volume unit) Meters give you something to look at while the music is playing.

Pro

Well-implemented auto playlist

After music has finished playing, Guadayeque will play a similar type of music.

Pro

Clean appearance

Guayadeque has a clean yet customizable appearance.

Pro

Smart play

It automatically make a playlist song-by-song you hear from your music file. It finds similar songs. So, as you listen to a song an endless playlist with similar songs is about to happen..

Pro

Handles large music databases very well

Pro

Doesn't use much memory

Once installed, Guyadeque only uses about 15 MBs.

Pro

Capable of streaming music from cloud services via extensions

Extensions permit the streaming of music from cloud services such as Spotify, SoundCloud, and Google Play Music.

Pro

Available as a Docker file

Cons

Con

Sometimes freezes and crashes

This can happen if you change some settings i.e. add or remove tabs etc.

Con

Interface is too busy

There's a lot shown on each of Guayeque's screens, and the more important buttons (play/pause and skip buttons) are small and hidden in the top left corner. Most users use music players in the background, meaning they will be switching back and forth with whatever else they're doing. As such, having larger buttons in a more prime location would be preferable.